One Betrayal Is Enough

For seventy years the world has regarded the vampire pair as the epitome of immortal devotion. A documentary captures the husband, Adrian, declaring that his wife gave endless life meaning and that he craved every future moment with her. Hours later, footage surfaces showing him in a dim hotel corridor biting a young human woman, then telling her he belongs to her until sunrise.

Confronted, Adrian kneels and frames the encounter as a fleeting diversion, arguing that eternity with his wife outweighs a few stolen nights. She reminds him of the vow she made on their wedding day: she would endure poverty, war, and death, but never a third person in their marriage. One betrayal voids any second chance. She serves divorce papers, claims her assets, and vanishes without a backward glance.